City of Atlanta Housing Moratorium

Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin has signed an executive order placing a moratorium on all residential building permits for the neighborhoods of Virginia-Highland, Morningside, Lennox Park, Ansley Park Sherwood Forest, North Buckhead and Lake Claire until Feb. 6, 2006. The moratorium is effective immediately.

The City Council may consider extending the moratorium for 120 days.

For more information there will be a public meeting of the Atlanta City Council Zoning Committee on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 11:00 a.m., please contact Patrick Dennis, ABR/CBR Governmental Affairs Director at (404) 845-4047 or patrick@abr.org.